What ever happened to all of those TBers who ordered DP Customs?

At one point on this forum, all I saw for months were threads about DP Custom this, DP Custom that, and "Take a look at my specs for a DP Custom". I do know that some of the people who ordered basses (some from this forum) were uphappy, because they realized that just because a bass LOOKS neat, it doesn't necesarily mean that it FUNCTIONS properly as an instrument. I understand that DP will build 'whatever the customer wants', and I think that a lot of people learned a hard lesson that what they wanted wasn't always the best for them. Anyway, I don't want to recreate my old thread about the benefits and pitfalls of custom basses, I was just curious as to whether anyone still has one on order, and if anyone from TB has received a DP Custom that they haven't posted in the bass forum yet.

It takes a while to get those things built, especially w/ people besides TBers ordering. And besides, there are always deals to get locally.

I myself fully intend to have a DP 4 one of these days, but right now (like many I suspect), my priorities have changed a bit, leaving the DP a bit farther back on the burner. A wireless unit, another Cab, then a rack case for my head, an effects unit, ect.
So I think there are a lot of people who still want/fully intend to get them, but they just have to come to a time when they can use the money, guilt free.

Originally posted by JPJ At one point on this forum, all I saw for months were threads about DP Custom this, DP Custom that, and "Take a look at my specs for a DP Custom". I do know that some of the people who ordered basses (some from this forum) were uphappy, because they realized that just because a bass LOOKS neat, it doesn't necesarily mean that it FUNCTIONS properly as an instrument. I understand that DP will build 'whatever the customer wants', and I think that a lot of people learned a hard lesson that what they wanted wasn't always the best for them. Anyway, I don't want to recreate my old thread about the benefits and pitfalls of custom basses, I was just curious as to whether anyone still has one on order, and if anyone from TB has received a DP Custom that they haven't posted in the bass forum yet.

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as far as i know, one person was dissatisfied with his bass because of problems with the bass. one other person was dissatisfied because of problems with their own design. everyone else that i remember hearing comments from were very happy with the finished product.

Like Jeff's, mine has experienced one delay after another, and has been in the works for 7 months and counting. However, I told Dave from the get- go that whenever quality and time conflict in building mine, to always forget about time and focus on quality.

Right now, Dave is figuring out the programming for someone's laser router he is using for my inlay work.

To his credit, he is using test boards until the programming is el perfecto.